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\n\t\tThere\u2019s a lot still to come for Max Branning (Picture: BBC\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tThere\u2019s a lot still to come for Max Branning (Picture: BBC\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n
We\u2019re over halfway through 2026, which means we\u2019re getting closer to the resolution of the EastEnders<\/a> flashforward story<\/a> and the answers to our many, many questions.<\/p>\n For the uninitiated, EastEnders kicked off the year in true soap style: By flashing forward to January 1, 2027<\/a> and teasing us with a wedding, an affair, a murder, new babies and a terrifying hostage situation all in one episode.<\/p>\n While some stories are starting to fall into place, there is still a long way to go before everything becomes clear, as producer Ben Wadey<\/a> revealed.<\/p>\n \u2018We have been building to this for well over a year now. It was so satisfying just watching these wonderful storylines coming together and having the scripts planned and getting so excited about them, with some of our longest-serving and most talented writers putting their biggest brains across the episodes. They are quite something,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n \u2018There\u2019s going to be a lot going on, and we can play a game over autumn called \u201cHow many people can Max Branning<\/a> p*** off before New Year\u2019s Day?\u201d The answer is quite a lot actually, so tick them off on your bingo list!\u2019<\/p>\n So, with Max looking set to put multiple noses out of joint in the coming weeks, it sounds like we\u2019ll still be waiting a while to discover who is holding Lauren<\/a> and Oscar Branning<\/a> (Jacqueline Jossa<\/a> and Pierre Counihan-Moullier<\/a>) at gunpoint.<\/p>\n \t\t With the mystery gunman forcing Max to choose which of his children should live, he must be set to do something seriously nasty to upset them \u2013 but what will it be, and who has he crossed?<\/p>\n Before that, though, Max has a wedding to get through, and it won\u2019t be smooth sailing for him or bride Cindy Beale<\/a> (Michelle Collins<\/a>) if Ben\u2019s comments are anything to go by.<\/p>\n \u2018We do a bit of wedding wars,\u2019 he teased. \u2018Cindy and Max \u2013 what can possibly go wrong?\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tAsk Metro<\/p>\n Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about \u2013 powered by Metro and trusted publications.<\/p>\n But they\u2019re not the only ones getting hitched, with Kim Fox<\/a> (Tameka Empson<\/a>) also set to say \u2018I do\u2019 to Howie Danes (Delroy Atkinson).<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018Then there\u2019s Kim and Howie\u2019s wedding. The Fox-Truemans are going through a difficult time, with Denise being diagnosed with leukaemia<\/a>, going through chemotherapy. There\u2019s a real sustained effort on the part of the Fox-Truemans to keep the family buoyant and afloat. Is it because they need to get it done so Denise can actually be there and witness the wedding? <\/p>\n \u2018I love these scenes because you\u2019ve got Cindy and Max throwing money at it but it\u2019s not going quite as smoothly as they would like, while Kim and Howie can\u2019t afford that massive lavish wedding, and they\u2019ll have obstacles in their way. But some of those scenes in September, on the day of their actual wedding had me crying with laughter, so I think you\u2019ll really enjoy that.\u2019<\/p>\n Judging by the fact that Max is also supposed to be tying the knot on New Year\u2019s Day, we can\u2019t imagine that this wedding is going to work out well, and if vows are exchanged, we sense an annulment in the very near future.<\/p>\n But will it be Cindy he attempts to wed again in the flashforward episode, or could it be someone else?<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"TX](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_302408297-cf8d.jpg\")
\n\t\tMax is supposed to be marrying Cindy Beale in upcoming scenes (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n![\"Kim](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_300611295-ea4f.jpg\")
\n\t\tKim Fox and Howie Danes are also set to tie the knot (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n
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